I am including this in the bloggy giveaways carnival!
Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life--except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. THIS ONE IS MINE is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more--and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness. (taken from the Hachette Book website)
MY REVIEW
I found this to be a fascinating book. I enjoyed Semple's writing style and I thought she did an amazing job of letting the reader into her character's lives. The story centres around a few incredibly self-centred people and I found it a little sad to realize there really ARE people like them in this world. The book contains a lot of humour though and relatively few obscenities. I did find the portrayal of Jeremy very intriguing- it is suggested that he has Asperger Syndrome, which as some of you know my six year old son has. It added an interesting twist to the story for me.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN MY ADVANCE READING COPY OF THIS BOOK?
PLEASE NOTE that my ARC copy DOES have one massive mistake in it- about 30 pages are turned upside down! But that problem has been corrected in the final drafts of the book and it is easy to overlook in a free book!
SO if you don't mind that little imperfection and would like to read this book for yourself...
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This sounds good! Upside down pages and all. Please include me and thanks for your contest!
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Wow!! Sounds like a great book. Please put me in.
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This sounds like a fantastic read. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I have Charlie Brown Books that on each side has a book cover and half of the book is one way and the other half is the other way so I am ok with a mixed up page book! LOL!
i'd love to win
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I've certainly made a lot of bad choices in my life, it would be fun to read of someone else's lol
Thanks
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sounds great even with the slight imperfection thanks for the giveaway
count me in please. thank you.
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Thanks for the giveaway.
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You know if it's about rock and roll, I'm there! :D
I've got this posted at Win a Book, of course. Always fun to post books for you, Tara.
Sound really great!
Please count me in. Thanks.
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Sounds great. Thanks for counting me in.
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I'd like to read it. Sounds interesting.
i am a follower!
i wouldn't mind the mistake at all!
I would love a chance to be entered.
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I follow your blog.
I have blogged about your contest:
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I'd love to read this -- thanks for the chance!
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Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to read this book.
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I would LOVE to win this book.
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I need to start a blog don't I? Do you read these?
Don't you just love when books have huge mistakes like that? LOL
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Sounds like a fun read. Throw my name in the hat.
Sounds like something I would like to read. Please enter me.
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Would love to read this book. Please enter me.
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Sounds like a GREAT read!
another good one thanks
I like the My First Songs in Spanish. I just started Homeschooling and it would be great for my little guys.
Love to have this.
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This looks awesome! I might buy this even if I don't win. :D Thank you for offering this giveaway!
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I also subscribed to your blog :)
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I would really like to read this. Thanks!
Me pick me! :)
Can never win too many books - Enter me please?
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I also am a new follower of your blog!
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I'd love to read this :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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I can totally handle flipping a book the wrong way for a few pages :)
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I love books! please enter me
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How cool! A flip book!
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
This looks like a good read. A few upside down pages doesn't bother me.
jason@allworldautomotive.com
I really love book giveaways, upside down pages just makes things interesting
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I'm always on the lookout for a good book..and hey I can turn the book upside down and confuse the kids..score.
A free book is a FREE book! I can easily turn the book around for those 30 pages!
Looks like a great book; hope I win!
I'd love to be entered. At least the pages are in the right order. I've seen them out of order..that's tough to read.
I always love a good book!! Sound like a fun read!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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THank you for the great giveaway.
I would love to win.
Thank you
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Books! Gotta love em! Can't live without them. :) And I got a good giggle out of the upside down pages! Lol!
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Sounds like a decent book. I don't even mind reading upside down every once in a while (lol!!)
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I could use something different and new to read, and this sounds intriguing. You know, I actually got really good at reading upside-down print when I used to waitress at a coffee shop (reading off the regular's newspapers from my side of the counter, lol). So I might not even turn the book around, ha.
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Would like to read this. Thanks for having the wonderful giveaway.
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Sounds like a good book. And I think those 30 pages will make it even more interesting. :p
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Sounds like a fascinating read! I'd love to win. :)
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I've never read a book with upside pages. Hmmm.. interesting.
this looks like a good book
Thanks for the chance to win!!
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That sounds like an interesting read! I am an avid bookcrosser, read and release your books!
That sounds even funnier that theres 30 pages turned upside down, I'll look silly reading this upside down. Thanks. Godesseablu@msn.com
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